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US Warns: “No Patience for Bad-Faith” Ceasefire Talks After Russia’s Deadly Strike on Kryvyi Rih
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The United States “will have no patience for bad-faith negotiations or violations of commitments” in efforts to end the war in Ukraine, acting US Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea told the Security Council on April 8.
“We will ultimately judge President Putin's commitment to a ceasefire by Russia’s actions,” Shea said, recalling Russia’s attack on Kryvyi Rih on April 4, which killed nine children and 11 adults.
The US Ambassador to the UN further urged Russia to consider how such actions could undermine efforts to achieve peace.
“We urge the Russian Federation to bear in mind that strikes like those on Kryvyi Rih, and executions of prisoners of war, have the potential to damage peace efforts and all dependent discussions,” Shea stated.
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At the same time, Russia’s UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya blamed civilian casualties on Ukraine, claiming they were the result of an attempted interception of Russia’s attack.
He also reiterated Moscow’s long-standing goal of Ukrainian demilitarization, stating it would be achieved “by military or diplomatic means” to ensure Ukraine could “no longer pose a threat to Russia.”
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine visited the site of the Russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, which resulted in the deaths of 19 civilians, and verified the names of all deceased children.
“It’s an unimaginable horror — nine children killed, most while playing in a park, as a military weapon exploded into shrapnel above them,” said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.
